I cry out as release crashes through me, my body shuddering, unraveling around him.He follows moments later, his voice rough and wrecked as he comes with me, buried deep, holding me like he can’t let go.
Afterward, my legs give out and we sink to the floor together.He pulls me back against his chest, cradling me between his legs, his chin resting against my shoulder.
We’re quiet, the room filled only with the sound of our breathing slowly finding its rhythm again.I move first, standing before him, and smoothing myself down.
“We should go.I should go, now.We can’t walk in at the same time.”
His lips part.“I feel like staying at home today, and taking care of you all day long.”
I move away, laughing.“Youcan do that.I can’t.”
His eyes tell me he wants to disobey, but he doesn’t understand that I need to work and I can’t afford to annoy Katherine.His steps towards me moving his hand lazily between my thighs, and I feel myself getting ready to surrender all over again.I shake myself out of it, put enough distance between us again.
“Don’t, Zach.I don’t want Katherine on my back.Please let me get ready for work.”I’m in full-blown practical mode, the time on the clock glaring at me.
“Okaaaaaaaaaaay,” he says reluctantly.“But after work, you’re mine.”
Chapter 26
ZACH
Dex: Just get here.Don’t argue.
It’s an order, and there will be hell to pay if I don’t do as he says.He’ll probably turn up at the Stella offices again.
I’ve barely been at the Knight offices, and only Dex seems to be bothered by that fact.He suspects that something’s going on between me and Maya.If he only faintly detected it before, his bloodhound instincts will definitely pick up on something now.
I don’t really want to go to meet him.I don’t want to do anything.I only want to be with Maya, but I also can’tnotmeet him.Bracing myself, I head straight for The Oasis, Dex’s favorite haunt.The bar is already buzzing when I walk in shortly after work.
To my dismay, I don’t see just Dex, but Rio too.Then I remember that this is their watering hole.Their unofficial headquarters.
Dex catches sight of me as I approach.“You look like someone who’s trying very hard not to smile.”
Busted already.I hate that I can’t hide my feelings.
“I’m fine.Had a good meeting,” I say, sliding into the booth.
Rio grins.“Looks to me like it was no ordinary meeting.”
These two always have their minds in the gutter, either that, or they can read me too well for my liking.Maya’s been in my thoughts all morning.I barely listened to anything Cecil said.Luckily it was just him, and not Katherine.She’s so sharp, she would have noticed I wasn’t on my A-game.
“Drinks?”I say, keeping my expression neutral and determined not to give them anything.
They both respond, saying they’ll have the same again, so I summon a server over and place an order.
“So, bro,” Dex says breezily.“Thirty is a big one.”
I shoot him a look.“Aw, man, not that again.”
“We are so doing this,” he says.“You don’t just turn thirty and play small.”
“It’s not a big deal for me.”
“Depressing,” Rio adds.“It should be illegal, in my opinion, to ignore such an important milestone in your life.”
“To not celebrate a birthday?”I cry in disbelief.
A server arrives with our drinks.
